Job 5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
In Context
15But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
Cross References
Exodus 11:7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
Psalms 9:18(9-19) For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
Psalms 107:42The upright see it, and are glad; and all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →